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Compound of wheal + worm, after the pustule or wheal resulting from a bite.
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wheal-worm
Today it means: Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores. Full definition →
Compound of wheal + worm, after the pustule or wheal resulting from a bite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.